Johan Swanepoel, Südafrika
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Marginella piperata Hinds, 1844
The shell background colour is usually white to creme with highly varied patches, stripes and bands of brown. The foot colour is a cream or light brown with diagonal white lines.
Members of the family Marginellinae are predators. They eat other molluscs.
Marginella piperata can be found in dephts of 5-75 m in sandy bottom in protected areas.This sea slug eats other gastropods.
Synonymed names:
Marginella (Piperamarginella) joanmassierae Bozzetti, 1992 · alternative representation
Marginella (Piperamarginella) piperata Hinds, 1844 · alternative representation
Marginella ancilloides W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted
Marginella becki W. H. Turton, 1933 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Marginella joanmassierae Bozzetti, 1992 · unaccepted
Marginella lineata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 · unaccepted
Marginella piperata var. becki W. H. Turton, 1933 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Marginella piperata var. helena W. H. Turton, 1933 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Marginella piperata var. lineata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 · unaccepted > junior homonym (not Marginella lineata Lamarck, 1822;...)
Marginella thetis W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted
Direct children (12)
Subspecies Marginella piperata piperata Hinds, 1844
Subspecies Marginella piperata albocincta G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 accepted as Marginella albocincta G. B. Sowerby I, 1846
Subspecies Marginella piperata fulvocincta W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Marginella fulvocincta W. H. Turton, 1932 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
Subspecies Marginella piperata fuscopicta W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Marginella fuscopicta W. H. Turton, 1932
Subspecies Marginella piperata monozona W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Marginella monozona W. H. Turton, 1932
Variety Marginella piperata var. becki W. H. Turton, 1933 accepted as Marginella piperata Hinds, 1844 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Marginella piperata var. helena W. H. Turton, 1933 accepted as Marginella piperata Hinds, 1844 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Marginella piperata var. lineata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 accepted as Marginella piperata Hinds, 1844 (unaccepted > junior homonym, not Marginella lineata Lamarck, 1822; Marginella piperata var. becki W. H. Turton, 1933 is a replacement name)
Variety Marginella piperata var. lutea G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 accepted as Marginella lutea G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 (original rank)
Variety Marginella piperata var. minuscula W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Marginella minuscula W. H. Turton, 1932 (basionym)
Variety Marginella piperata var. scitula W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Marginella scitula W. H. Turton, 1932
Variety Marginella piperata var. strigata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 accepted as Marginella cosmia Bartsch, 1915 (unaccepted > junior homonym, not Marginella strigata Kiener, 1834; Marginella piperata var. helena W. H. Turton, 1933 is a replacement name)
The shell background colour is usually white to creme with highly varied patches, stripes and bands of brown. The foot colour is a cream or light brown with diagonal white lines.
Members of the family Marginellinae are predators. They eat other molluscs.
Marginella piperata can be found in dephts of 5-75 m in sandy bottom in protected areas.This sea slug eats other gastropods.
Synonymed names:
Marginella (Piperamarginella) joanmassierae Bozzetti, 1992 · alternative representation
Marginella (Piperamarginella) piperata Hinds, 1844 · alternative representation
Marginella ancilloides W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted
Marginella becki W. H. Turton, 1933 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Marginella joanmassierae Bozzetti, 1992 · unaccepted
Marginella lineata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 · unaccepted
Marginella piperata var. becki W. H. Turton, 1933 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Marginella piperata var. helena W. H. Turton, 1933 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Marginella piperata var. lineata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 · unaccepted > junior homonym (not Marginella lineata Lamarck, 1822;...)
Marginella thetis W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted
Direct children (12)
Subspecies Marginella piperata piperata Hinds, 1844
Subspecies Marginella piperata albocincta G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 accepted as Marginella albocincta G. B. Sowerby I, 1846
Subspecies Marginella piperata fulvocincta W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Marginella fulvocincta W. H. Turton, 1932 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
Subspecies Marginella piperata fuscopicta W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Marginella fuscopicta W. H. Turton, 1932
Subspecies Marginella piperata monozona W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Marginella monozona W. H. Turton, 1932
Variety Marginella piperata var. becki W. H. Turton, 1933 accepted as Marginella piperata Hinds, 1844 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Marginella piperata var. helena W. H. Turton, 1933 accepted as Marginella piperata Hinds, 1844 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Marginella piperata var. lineata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 accepted as Marginella piperata Hinds, 1844 (unaccepted > junior homonym, not Marginella lineata Lamarck, 1822; Marginella piperata var. becki W. H. Turton, 1933 is a replacement name)
Variety Marginella piperata var. lutea G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 accepted as Marginella lutea G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 (original rank)
Variety Marginella piperata var. minuscula W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Marginella minuscula W. H. Turton, 1932 (basionym)
Variety Marginella piperata var. scitula W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Marginella scitula W. H. Turton, 1932
Variety Marginella piperata var. strigata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 accepted as Marginella cosmia Bartsch, 1915 (unaccepted > junior homonym, not Marginella strigata Kiener, 1834; Marginella piperata var. helena W. H. Turton, 1933 is a replacement name)
